Right-to-Know Request

This written policy outlines the proper procedures for requesting records from the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) under Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. §§ 67.101-67.3104.

Questions regarding this policy should be directed to the Pennsylvania State Police Right-to-Know Law (RTKL) Office, at 1-877-785-7771.

How to Submit a Right-to-Know Request to the Pennsylvania State Police

1. All RTKL requests for records must be in writing. Each request must identify or describe the records sought with sufficient specificity to enable PSP to ascertain which records are being requested. Each request must also provide a name and address to which the PSP response will be directed.

2. All requests must be addressed to the Agency Open Records Officer, as follows:

PSP does not possess or retain investigative or administrative information for other state or local government agencies.

4. To the extent that this request seeks or may be construed to seek Pennsylvania State Police records involvingcovert law enforcement investigations, including intelligence gathering and analysis, the Department can neither confirm, nor deny the existence of such records without risk of compromising investigations and imperiling individuals. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, therefore, should the Department’s response to this request be interpreted as indicating otherwise. In all events, should such records exist, they are entirely exempt from public disclosure under the Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. §§ 67.101-67.3104, and the Criminal History Record Information Act, 18 Pa.C.S. §§ 9101-9183.

5. If a written request for records is granted, the following fees will be charged to the requestor:

•$0.25 per page for duplication;
•$2.00 per record certification;
•Actual costs for postage, facsimile or other media, and for duplication of specialized records (except that postage fees will be waived for postage that is under $1.00);

•Fees will be waived for duplication that is under $5.00;
•Information on fees for reproduction of transcripts can be found on page 5 of the Pennsylvania State Police Right-to-Know Law Policy (see link below).

RTKL fees for duplication are established by the Office of Open Records. As expressly provided by 65 P.S. §67.1307(g), the Agency is authorized to charge requesters reasonable fees for necessarily incurred costs. The Agency will determine and charge such fees on a case by case basis. Answers to fee-related questions may be obtained by calling 1-877-785-7771.

6. Requesters must pay all applicable RTKL fees before access to requested records is provided. Should PSP determine that applicable fees are projected to exceed $100.00, the requester will be required to prepay the fees before the request is processed. All fees must be paid by certified check, bank check, or money order made payable to the “Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.”